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The church had a potluck dinner tonight. It was followed by a “Wellness Workshop.”
The workshop moderator comes from higher up in the church higherarchy. She gave 12 points for a healthy church.
1) Loving Friendships – Members really like being with each other
2) Harmony and Peace – Member journey together in unity and mutual respect.
3) Worship which flows from the heart – Members come prepared to open their hearts to God’s presence and God’s Word.
4) Sacrificial Compassion – Member meet each other’s needs.
5) Hope – Members are forward-looking and are anticipating what God is going to do among them.
6) Recognizing Giftedness – Members encourage each other to use their spiritual gifts.
7) Discipleship – Members have a passion for learning God’s word and growing spiritually.
8) Disciplines – Members practice spiritual disciplines such as prayer, silence and journaling.
9) Pastoral in Spirit – members support and are supported by a pastor with an alive and growing spiritual life.
10) Well-Organized – Members serve within an organizational that enhances the church’s mission.
11) Joy – Members express a deep appreciation for God, life, one another, and the church.
12) Openness – Members open their hearts to other races, cultures, age-levels and to visitors.
In the ensuing discussion it was decided our church does the following well
- Openness
- Loving friendship
- Pastoral in spirit
- Joy
- Sorrow & sadness
At about this time the group really started to pour out their feelings on the church split. There is a lot of aguish over the conflict in the congregation. The moderator said the congregation is grieving, but they must move on. They cannot stay where they are.
The discussion stated to digress, but she pulled the discussion back to the straight and narrow.
She came up with two items for the church to work on.
1) Recognizing giftedness
2) Joy
She suggested we re-read Acts 2.
Posted by Ted at June 12, 2004 10:05 PM